Posh chocolate is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK sweet industry, with more than a third of chocolate-lovers now buying it — and it comes with complex tasting notes to rival those of fine wines.

Pugs in cone hats, mastiffs wearing Converse and cats stuffed into stockings all feature on the Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves website, which compiled these hilarious snaps of fed-up looking animals.

A long line of stars have shed the pounds this year thanks to gruelling diets and exercise regimes. Celebrities including Sam Smith and Kirstie Allsopp cut out processed foods while others hit the gym.